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Judges and Bondages
Acts 13:20 - And after that he gave unto them judges about
the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
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Bondage |
Scripture |
Country |
Length |
Judge |
Scripture |
Judge |
Length |
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1. |
Judges 3:8 |
Mesopotamia |
8 years |
1. |
Judges 3:11 |
Othniel |
40 years |
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2. |
Judges 3:14 |
Moab |
18 years |
2. |
Judges 3:30,31 |
Ehud |
80 years |
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3. |
Judges 3:30,31 |
Shamgar |
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3. |
Judges 4:3 |
Jabin and Sisera |
20 years |
4. |
Judges 5:31 |
Barak and Deborah |
40 years |
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4. |
Judges 6:1 |
Midian |
7 years |
5. |
Judges 8:28 |
Gideon |
40 years |
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6. |
Judges 9:22 |
Abimelech |
3 years |
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7. |
Judges 10:2 |
Tola |
23 years |
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8. |
Judges 10:3 |
Jair |
22 years |
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5. |
Judges 10:8 |
Ammon |
18 years |
9. |
Judges 12:7 |
Jephthah |
6 years |
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10. |
Judges 12:9 |
Ibzan |
7 years |
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11. |
Judges 12:11 |
Elon |
10 years |
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12. |
Judges 12:14 |
Abdon |
8 years |
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6. |
Judges 13:1 |
Philistines |
40 years |
13. |
Judges 16:31 |
Samson |
20 years |
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14. |
I Samuel 4:18 |
Eli |
40 years |
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Total Bondage |
111 years |
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Total Judges |
339 years |
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Total Bondage |
111 years |
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Totals |
450 years |
A point that needs to be worked out is: Is there are contradiction between
Acts 13:20 and I Kings 6:1? There appears to be, but I am certain there is none.
I suppose Paul was preaching one thing and I Kings 6 refers to another. |